The Solar Aviator

太阳能飞行员项目旨在展示一种轻型解决方案，用于开发国防人员用于通信和数据采集的光能和无线电子设备。英国皇家空军需要为保卫机场的地面部队提供持续的能源。这样的行动需要地面部队携带大量沉重的装备。此外，在人员在现场和电池能源耗尽的情况下，轻型太阳能将有助于在疏散等行动中保持联系。我们已经开发了一种解决方案来满足这种操作需求：可打印的太阳能电池，可以沉积在织物、塑料或箔上，以便在各种光照条件下集成到便携式电子设备或可穿戴技术中。该项目利用了最近的研究结果，证明了一个面积相当于手机的高效光伏电池在环境光下产生的电力可以为传感器和物联网设备供电。我们现在提出一种可穿戴的自供电通信技术。

The Solar Aviator project seeks to demonstrate a lightweight solution to develop light-powered and wireless electronic devices used by defence personnel for communication and data acquisition. The Royal Airforce require an ongoing energy source for ground troops who secure and protect airfields. Such operations require ground troops to carry a lot of heavy kit. Additionally, where personnel are in the field and battery energy sources run out, light weight solar energy sources would help maintain contact on operations such as an evacuation. We have developed a solution to this operational need: printable solar cells which can be deposited on fabric, plastic, or foil for integration into portable electronic devices or wearable technology under various light conditions. This project exploits recent results proving that the power generated under ambient light by a high efficiency photovoltaics with the area equivalent to a mobile phone can power sensors and IoT devices. We now propose a wearable self-powered communication technology.